Berger Montague

04/29/2026

Minneapolis Team Featured for their Pro Bono Work on Behalf of ICE Detainees, Almost All of Whom Have Been Released

Berger Montague represented more than 40 individuals detained during the ICE surge in the Twin Cities pro bono with habeas corpus petitions and filed a class action habeas case U.H.A. et al. v. Bondi et al., which challenged the illegal arrest and imprisonment of resettled refugees. Habeas corpus, Latin for ‘produce the body’, protects individuals from unlawful detention by requiring authorities to justify imprisonment before a court. The Court in the Bondi case issued a preliminary injunction, resulting in the proposed class being released from detention.

04/27/2026

Berger Montague Ranked #1 in Recoveries for Our Clients in Antitrust Class Actions for Third Year in a Row

Berger Montague, the leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has recovered more compensation in antitrust class actions settlements as lead counsel than any other law firm in the country for the third year in a row, according to the Antitrust Annual Report: Class Actions in Federal Court published in April of 2026 by Center for Litigation and Courts at the University of California College of the Law San Francisco and Huntington National Bank.

Berger Montague, the leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has recovered more compensation in antitrust class actions settlements as lead counsel than any other law firm in the country for the third year in a row, according to the Antitrust Annual Report: Class Actions in Federal Court published ...

04/09/2026

Berger Montague has released its inaugural 2025 Annual Report, detailing a year marked by record-setting recoveries, precedent-setting litigation, and continued recognition as a leading plaintiffs’ law firm in the United States and Canada. Read the report here https://bergermontague.com/news/berger-montague-highlights-landmark-results-and-growth-in-2025-annual-report/

04/06/2026

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiff law firm, has filed an amicus brief alongside U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey, which are challenging the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders targeting them for representing clients and hiring lawyers President Trump dislikes. Read More

erger Montague, a leading national plaintiff law firm, has filed an amicus brief alongside U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey, which are challenging the T...

03/27/2026

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiff law firm, is proud to announce that a significant group of its attorneys has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide, one of the legal industry’s most respected recognitions of excellence in plaintiff-side financial litigation. In 2025, 19 of our lawyers were recognized—in 2026, 28 of our lawyers received the accolade.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiff law firm, is proud to announce that a significant group of its attorneys has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide, one of the legal industry’s most respected recognitions of excellence in ...

02/13/2026

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has launched a new Trafficking and Forced Labor practice. For over 50 years Berger Montague has pursued justice on behalf of our clients and our classes. Our Trafficking and Forced Labor attorneys consistently take on powerful corporations.

“We’ve been doing this work for some time and are pleased to announce a dedicated practice group focused on fighting trafficking and forced labor,” said Executive Shareholder and General Counsel Michael Dell’Angelo. “Victims of trafficking are forced to work long hours, often for no or unlawfully low wages. Traffickers secure victims’ labor through threats of serious harm that can include financial penalties, immigration or other legal consequences like lawsuits, and physical or psychological abuse,” said Mr. Dell’Angelo. Read more https://bergermontague.com/news/announcing-berger-montagues-new-trafficking-and-forced-labor-practice.

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has launched a new Trafficking and Forced Labor practice. For over 50 years Berger Montague has pursued justice on behalf of our clients and our classes. Our Trafficking and Forced Labor attorneys consistently take on powerful corporations....

01/29/2026

Today, a federal judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Trump administration from arresting and detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under Operation PARRIS while the case challenging the practice proceeds.

The judge also ordered the immediate release of all detained refugees in Minnesota and the release of those taken to Texas within five days.

The TRO was granted as part of a class action lawsuit filed by a group of refugees represented by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Berger Montague, and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL). The Advocates for Human Rights, a non-profit providing on-the-ground legal representation to impacted refugees in Minnesota, is an organizational plaintiff.

“We are glad that the Court put a stop to ICE’s campaign of terror against our refugee neighbors. Today’s ruling is an important win, and a reminder that our courts are a powerful check,” said E. Michelle Drake, Executive Shareholder at Berger Montague. “We’ll keep fighting for Minnesota’s refugee and immigrant communities. Minnesota has always welcomed refugees, who come here to escape persecution and build new lives.”

MEDIA CONTACTS IRAP | Spencer Tilger | [email protected] Advocates | Madeline Lohman | [email protected] | Sergio Perez | [email protected] Montague | Amy Wall-Monte | [email protected] Federal Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Halting Operation....

01/26/2026

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has filed a class action against xAI’s chatbot Grok for creating large-scale unauthorized lewd and sexually abusive images of women and underage girls, which are published on Grok’s official account on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.

“xAI’s conduct is despicable and has harmed thousands of women and children who were digitally stripped and forced into sexual situations that they never consented to,” said Shareholder Sophia Rios. “This class action seeks relief for those harmed by xAI’s monetization of image-based abuse and harassment,” said Ms. Rios.

01/24/2026

Last night, a group of refugees represented by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Berger Montague, and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the illegal arrest and imprisonment of resettled refugees in Minnesota. Individual plaintiffs are lawfully resettled refugees who are not yet legal permanent residents. Many did apply for their green cards, but have been unable to receive them due to the Trump administration’s suspension of processing for refugees’ applications and long-standing processing delays. The Advocates for Human Rights, a non-profit providing on-the-ground legal representation to impacted refugees in Minnesota, is an organizational plaintiff.

“The victimization of refugees as part of a political payback is abhorrent. Refugees wait years to come to the United States, often to escape totalitarian regimes,” said Berger Montague Executive Shareholder E. Michelle Drake. “ICE is now behaving worse than the dictators from whom many of our clients escaped. ICE’s conduct is shameful and illegal, and we look forward to achieving justice in court.”

01/22/2026

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has been working to file habeas corpus petitions on behalf of those unlawfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota. The Berger Montague Minneapolis team has been focusing its efforts on representing individuals impacted by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening (PARRIS) initiative. PARRIS targets refugees.

In the immigration context, “refugee” is a legal term. It refers to someone who entered the United States legally, and only after being extensively vetted through background checks and biometric screening. Many people wait years, even decades, to have their request to enter the United States as refugees. Refugees are provided with work authorization and resettlement assistance and are supposed to receive green cards after one year. Operation PARRIS is now targeting all refugees in the United States who have not yet received their green cards.

Learn more about the team's efforts here in this report by KARE11, a local Minneapolis and St. Paul NBC Affiliate:

An attorney representing a 16-year-old said the teen was arrested by ICE agents and separated from her family before the federal court intervened.

01/08/2026

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, is investigating claims that xAI’s chatbot Grok is being used for the large-scale unauthorized creation of lewd and sexually abusive images of women and underage girls, which are published on Grok’s official account on the social media website X, formerly Twitter. Learn more about the investigation here https://bergermontague.com/news/berger-montague-investigates-reports-that-elon-musks-chatbot-grok-creates-nonconsensual-pornographic-images-of-women-and-children